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Romney Marsh Grazing Fields

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Romney Marsh Grazing Fields

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Location: Rye, Rother, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Winchelsea Town & Beach loop from Rye — High Weald

17.2km

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2. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Camber Castle loop from Rye

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3. Rye Harbour – Camber Castle loop from The Strand

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James Standing

May 28, 2018

This flat area was once part of Rye Bay before it was drained for farmland. You can still see various drainage channels that are still used to keep the land dry. Land reclaimed from the sea is rarely suitable for growing crops so is used for grazing animals.

In Rye, the specialist sheep are called Romney sheep and are resistant to foot rot. Their wool was highly valued by the French. In order to cash in on this trade, the government imposed a wool tax.

The locals were not too keen on handing their profits to the government, so smuggling became rife. The smuggling of wool was known as owling. While wool was smuggled out, tea and spirits were brought in without paying import tax.

James Standing

May 28, 2018

The creeks and marshes were an ideal environment for smuggling. Locals knew the shifting channels and dangerous sands well and were able to evade customs officials, although in 1821, there was a big battle at Brookland between customs officials and 250 smugglers.

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Location: Rye, Rother, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Romney Marsh Grazing Fields

1. Winchelsea Town & Beach loop from Rye — High Weald

2. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Camber Castle loop from Rye

3. Rye Harbour – Camber Castle loop from The Strand

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